Blotter: Arrests Made in 4 Target Thefts

The following information was supplied by the Springfield Police Department. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven otherwise. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.

Retail Theft—Target in the Springfield Mall at about 3:15 p.m. on Dec. 21. Store security reported that they had two young women in custody for a retail theft at the store. Sgt. David Welsh responded and took a 13-year-old and 14-year-old, both of Chester, into custody and transported them to the Springfield Police Station. The 13-year-old was issued a citation for retail theft for allegedly taking $149.99 worth of merchandise from the store. The 14-year-old was issued a citation for retail theft for allegedly taking $146.94 worth of merchandise from the store. Both juveniles were later released to relatives. The incident is under investigation by Detective Daniel McNeely.

Retail Theft—Target in the 800 block of Baltimore Pike at about 3:23 p.m. on Dec. 22. Store security reported that they had a woman in custody for a retail theft at the store. Ptlm. Michael Kingsbury responded and took a 61-year-old Morton woman into custody and transported her to the Springfield Police Station. She was charged with retail theft in connection with taking $111.60 worth of merchandise from the store. Detective Daniel McNeely is handling the  investigation.

Retail Theft—Target in the 800 block Baltimore Pike at about 5:42 p.m. on Dec. 22. Store security reported that they had a woman in custody for a retail theft at the store. Ptlm. Andrew Graff responded and took an 18-year-old Drexel Hill woman into custody and transported her to the Springfield Police Station. She was issued a citation for retail theft for allegedly taking $82.98 worth of merchandise from the store. Detective Daniel McNeely is handling the investigation.

Retail Theft—Target in the Springfield Mall at about 8:09 p.m. on Dec. 23. Store security reported that they had two women in custody for a retail theft at the store. Ptlm. Joseph Prendergast responded and took Sonya Bey, 23, of Colwyn and Jaquona Bowden, 24, of Darby, into custody and transported them to the Springfield Police Station. Both women were charged with receiving stolen property, criminal conspiracy and retail theft in connection with taking a total of $1,400.91 worth of merchandise from the store. Detective Robert Nutley is handling the investigation.